Iowa

Information provided by EPA State Climate and Energy Program, Iowa State Planning and Incentive Structures

Summary: On February 21, 2008, Iowa’s Governor signed Executive Order Six, which establishes a “green government” initiative in the state. The order established the Energy Excellent Buildings Task Force and tasked it with reducing electricity, natural gas, fuel oil, and water use in all state office buildings by at least 15% by 2013.

Iowa state officials rolled out a new energy-independence plan on December 14, 2007, that requires all existing state-owned buildings to have energy audits and implement energy efficiency retrofits to serve as effective energy management models for the private sector. In addition, the plan requires all new state buildings to meet or exceed high energy efficiency performance standards.

Links:

• Executive Order 6

Summary: Executive Order 41 directs state agencies to purchase equipment with the lowest life-cycle cost, effectively requiring purchases of efficient equipment when cost-effective.

Links:

• Executive Order 41

No policy in place or proposed

Note: For state efficient fleet initiatives, policies listed must make a specific, mandatory requirement for increasing state fleet efficiency. State alternative-fuel vehicle procurement requirements that give a voluntary option to count efficient vehicles are thus not included.

Links:

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Iowa ESPC Legislation

Last Updated 09/01/2009

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